James Barton 
#1 SF | 6-8, 235lbs | Knicks | Experience: Rookie
Born: 12/18/2007 (20) | College: Oklahoma State | San Antonio, TX

 Attributes
  INS JPS FT 3PS HND PAS ORB DRB PSD PRD STL BLK QKN STR JMP STA  
 Current: 27 72 100 72 41 11 33 22 26 54 41 14 74 70 68 49  
 Potential: C A A B B F C C C A B D          
 Health: Good
 Status: Active Roster

 Contract
  2027  2028  2029  2030  2031  2032  2033  2034 
 Value: $7,066,717  $7,844,056  $8,762,729  $9,752,070  $0  $0  $0  $0 
 Option: None  None  Rookie  Rookie  None  None  None  None 
 Bird Years: 0                

 Season Averages
 Season LGE TEAM G GS MIN PTS ORB DRB AST TO A/T STL BLK PF FG% FT% 3P%  
 2027 PBSL NYK 82 82 37.5 12.1 1.6 3.4 1.9 1.6 1.24 0.8 0.2 2.5 .450 .937 .385  
 Career     82 82 37.5 12.1 1.6 3.4 1.9 1.6 1.24 0.8 0.2 2.5 .450 .937 .385  

 Shooting Averages
 Season LGE TEAM FGM FGA FG% FTM FTA FT% INM INA IN% JSM JSA JS% 3PM 3PA 3P%  
 2027 PBSL NYK 4.6 10.1 .450 1.4 1.5 .937 1.1 1.5 .742 1.9 4.7 .413 1.5 4.0 .385  
 Career     4.6 10.1 .450 1.4 1.5 .937 1.1 1.5 .742 1.9 4.7 .413 1.5 4.0 .385  

 Season Totals
 Season G GS MIN FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA PTS OREB REB AST STL TO STL BLK PF +/- 
 2027 82 82 3079 374 832 118 126 126 327 992 131 408 159 63 128 63 14 207 -778 
 Career 82 82 3079 374 832 118 126 126 327 992 131 408 159 63 128 63 14 207 -778 

 Efficiency
 Season LGE TEAM TS% PPS AST TO USG ORR DRR RR PER VA EWA +/- OEFF DEFF  
 2027 PBSL NYK .559 1.19 13.5 10.9 14.5 4.8 10.4 7.6 10.9 19.3 0.6 -9.5 101.2 113.4  
 Career     .559 1.19 13.5 10.9 14.5 4.8 10.4 7.6 10.9 19.3 0.6 -9.5 101.2 113.4  

 Playoff Averages
 Season LGE TEAM G GS MIN PTS ORB DRB AST TO A/T STL BLK PF FG% FT% 3P%  
 Career     0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.0 0.0 .000 .000 .000  

 Playoff Shooting
 Season LGE TEAM FGM FGA FG% FTM FTA FT% INM INA IN% JSM JSA JS% 3PM 3PA 3P%  
 Career     0.0 0.0 .000 0.0 0.0 .000 0.0 0.0 .000 0.0 0.0 .000 0.0 0.0 .000  

 Playoff Totals
 Season G GS MIN FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA PTS OREB REB AST STL TO STL BLK PF +/- 
 Career 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

 Playoff Efficiency
 Season LGE TEAM TS% PPS AST TO USG ORR DRR RR PER VA EWA +/- OEFF DEFF  
 Career     .000 0.00 0.0 0.0 0.0 - - - 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 - -  

 College Averages
 Season TEAM G GS MIN PTS ORB DRB AST TO A/T STL BLK PF FG% FT% 3P%  
 2026 OK ST 32 32 26.3 16.1 1.6 2.5 2.4 2.2 1.07 1.0 0.1 2.2 .503 .788 .423  
 Total   32 32 26.3 16.1 1.6 2.5 2.4 2.2 1.07 1.0 0.1 2.2 .503 .788 .423  

 College Totals
 Season G GS MIN FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA PTS OREB REB AST STL TO STL BLK PF +/- 
 2026 32 32 843 176 350 63 80 101 239 516 50 131 76 33 71 33 4 70 358 
 Career 32 32 843 176 350 63 80 101 239 516 50 131 76 33 71 33 4 70 358 

 Career Highs
 Type PTS OREB REB AST STL BLK TO FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA  
 Season 34 4 9 8 3 1 6 12 20 6 7 7 10  
 Playoff 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
 Career 34 4 9 8 3 1 6 12 20 6 7 7 10  

 Game Logs
 Date Opp W/L MIN FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA PTS ORB REB AST TO STL BLK PF +/-
 10/20 DEN L 32 2 6 0 0 0 2 4 1 3 3 3 1 0 4 -16
 10/22 CHB W 38 2 7 3 3 1 2 8 0 2 3 1 1 0 3 9
 10/23 DET L 29 4 11 2 2 1 3 11 4 7 1 2 0 0 2 -24
 10/25 LAL L 38 3 8 2 2 2 4 10 1 6 3 0 1 0 3 0
 10/26 MIA W 40 4 10 2 2 1 4 11 4 8 1 1 0 0 2 1
 11/2 SAS L 39 7 16 0 0 3 10 17 1 4 1 0 2 0 2 -7
 11/6 POR L 29 2 6 0 0 2 4 6 0 4 3 4 0 0 2 -34
 11/7 VAN W 42 6 12 2 2 3 6 17 3 8 3 2 1 0 3 4
 11/10 LAC W 33 4 10 0 0 2 4 10 0 6 2 2 0 1 3 35
 11/11 BKN W 39 2 4 3 3 1 2 8 1 8 6 0 1 0 0 0
 11/14 BKN L 45 7 11 3 3 5 7 22 2 3 1 1 2 0 3 -9
 11/15 CHI L 36 7 11 2 2 1 4 17 1 5 1 1 2 0 2 -21
 11/17 NOP L 36 8 18 0 0 4 8 20 2 4 1 1 1 1 3 -27
 11/21 CHI L 32 1 3 0 0 1 1 3 3 7 1 2 1 0 3 -27
 11/22 TOR L 33 6 11 1 2 1 4 14 1 5 4 0 0 0 2 -15
 11/26 SAS L 26 1 6 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -27
 11/27 NOP W 38 5 9 3 3 1 3 14 1 3 1 1 0 0 3 -3
 11/29 LAL L 35 4 13 0 0 2 8 10 3 4 2 0 0 0 4 -11
 11/30 VAN W 29 5 6 0 0 2 2 12 0 2 0 0 0 1 5 6
 12/4 BKN L 37 8 12 0 0 5 5 21 1 4 2 4 0 0 4 -26
 12/5 IND W 41 2 11 1 1 0 4 5 0 4 1 1 1 0 0 16
 12/8 IND L 34 2 9 1 1 0 3 5 1 3 2 2 0 0 1 -21
 12/9 CHB L 37 4 7 0 0 0 2 8 2 6 3 1 0 0 2 -4
 12/11 WAS L 32 4 9 0 0 1 4 9 3 8 2 2 0 0 2 -18
 12/13 HOU L 40 1 10 0 0 1 5 3 2 4 1 1 0 0 1 9
 12/15 CHI L 29 6 14 0 0 2 3 14 3 7 1 0 1 0 1 -33
 12/16 SAS L 31 5 6 2 2 1 2 13 0 0 3 2 2 0 3 -26
 12/19 LAL W 31 3 8 2 2 2 4 10 3 8 1 3 0 0 3 21
 12/20 DAL L 41 5 13 1 2 1 4 12 4 5 0 0 1 1 2 3
 12/23 DEN L 31 4 8 0 0 2 3 10 1 3 4 2 2 1 0 -37
 12/24 SAS L 39 3 10 4 4 0 2 10 1 3 1 1 2 0 4 -15
 12/27 IND W 39 3 10 4 6 1 4 11 1 8 4 2 0 0 3 4
 12/28 SAC L 24 1 5 0 0 0 2 2 0 2 0 1 3 0 6 -13
 12/30 MIA W 26 7 10 0 0 4 6 18 1 1 0 2 0 0 4 10
 12/31 DEN W 41 12 17 3 3 7 10 34 2 8 3 0 3 0 2 14
 1/4 WAS L 30 0 7 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 0 -29
 1/5 UTA W 40 4 8 2 2 0 1 10 0 3 1 0 2 0 4 10
 1/9 POR L 42 3 6 4 4 0 0 10 3 6 0 1 0 0 3 -11
 1/10 CLE L 21 2 4 2 2 1 1 7 1 1 1 6 1 0 3 -32
 1/14 PHI L 39 6 12 2 2 4 9 18 3 4 4 2 3 1 1 -9
 1/18 POR L 40 5 12 2 2 3 7 15 3 8 1 3 1 0 3 -20
 1/19 MIL L 36 5 12 0 0 1 6 11 1 3 3 1 0 0 1 -20
 1/21 TOR W 35 7 11 0 0 2 3 16 2 3 6 3 3 0 3 12
 1/22 ORL L 38 3 7 1 2 2 4 9 1 8 1 2 2 1 2 -22
 1/26 MIA L 34 6 9 2 2 1 2 15 3 6 1 0 0 0 2 -32
 1/28 ATL L 33 3 9 2 2 1 4 9 0 2 1 1 0 0 2 -23
 1/30 HOU L 36 1 2 0 0 1 2 3 3 6 1 3 1 0 2 -14
 1/31 DET W 32 7 11 0 0 2 4 16 1 4 1 5 1 0 4 4
 2/3 LAL L 38 4 11 4 4 1 4 13 1 6 0 1 0 0 4 -7
 2/4 BOS L 34 6 14 0 0 3 7 15 4 5 3 1 0 0 5 0
 2/6 OKC L 38 6 9 0 0 4 5 16 1 5 2 3 0 0 2 -23
 2/9 VAN W 44 4 5 2 2 1 2 11 0 4 3 4 0 0 4 9
 2/10 GSW W 46 7 18 5 5 1 4 20 2 7 3 0 1 0 4 1
 2/11 SOP L 34 6 13 0 0 2 4 14 5 8 2 1 0 0 4 -14
 2/15 OKC L 44 5 13 1 1 0 4 11 1 7 1 1 0 0 3 -5
 2/17 PHX W 44 5 12 6 7 0 4 16 1 3 4 2 0 0 2 3
 2/19 MIN L 34 3 8 0 0 1 3 7 1 7 2 1 0 1 2 -35
 2/21 IND W 45 7 14 4 4 3 5 21 2 6 1 1 0 0 2 7
 2/22 MIA L 36 4 8 2 2 2 3 12 1 3 1 1 0 0 3 -22
 2/24 BKN L 42 6 11 0 0 2 2 14 2 4 5 0 0 1 2 -4
 2/28 UTA W 43 3 10 4 4 1 5 11 1 9 0 1 0 0 1 3
 3/1 PHI L 30 1 6 0 0 0 1 2 1 4 1 3 2 0 1 -15
 3/2 SAC L 35 1 7 1 1 0 3 3 2 3 5 0 0 0 1 -16
 3/5 SAC L 42 6 10 3 3 4 5 19 2 3 1 1 1 0 3 -8
 3/6 CHI L 33 5 9 1 1 0 2 11 2 3 3 3 3 0 1 -33
 3/8 MIL L 44 6 11 0 0 3 5 15 1 5 4 2 1 0 4 0
 3/10 BOS L 40 4 9 1 1 1 5 10 4 7 1 1 2 1 3 -24
 3/13 CLE L 35 4 13 2 2 4 7 14 1 7 3 3 0 0 2 -28
 3/14 DET L 21 3 5 0 0 0 0 6 1 1 0 2 0 0 4 -34
 3/18 LAC W 44 0 4 5 6 0 1 5 2 9 1 4 1 0 3 3
 3/19 HOU L 44 4 12 0 0 2 6 10 1 4 3 3 1 0 1 -12
 3/21 PHX L 48 5 13 5 5 1 4 16 0 2 1 1 1 0 4 -3
 3/22 ATL L 43 5 13 0 0 2 5 12 2 2 4 3 0 0 2 -18
 3/25 VAN W 45 11 20 5 6 1 5 28 2 6 2 2 1 1 2 10
 3/26 HOU L 39 7 15 2 2 1 5 17 4 6 1 2 0 1 2 -22
 3/29 CHB L 39 4 12 0 0 1 4 9 3 8 8 2 0 0 2 -23
 3/30 GSW W 45 7 11 1 1 1 4 16 2 9 2 1 1 0 5 7
 4/1 ATL L 43 6 14 6 6 3 8 21 2 7 0 2 0 1 1 -13
 4/3 MIN W 43 11 18 0 0 1 4 23 1 7 1 0 0 0 4 15
 4/5 PHX W 43 5 11 2 2 1 3 13 1 3 2 0 1 0 1 1
 4/6 ORL W 43 4 10 3 3 1 4 12 2 7 2 1 1 1 1 13
 4/8 SAC L 42 3 10 0 0 2 2 8 1 9 1 0 0 0 2 -14
 4/11 DEN L 36 1 6 0 0 0 3 2 1 3 1 1 3 0 3 -18
 4/12 DAL L 40 5 11 2 2 1 3 13 0 6 4 0 2 0 6 5
 4/16 OKC L 43 5 11 0 0 1 3 11 3 4 0 2 0 0 4 -13
 4/17 PHX L 43 5 12 0 0 0 3 10 4 7 5 3 1 0 3 -4
 4/19 OKC L 42 4 10 0 0 1 5 9 3 7 0 1 1 0 3 -11
 4/20 MIA L 45 5 11 2 2 2 6 14 2 9 2 3 0 0 2 -12

 Awards & Achievements
 Season Award
 Total Player of the Game: 1
 2025 High School: Rated ***** and #2 overall by the FBCB scouting service.
 2025 High School: All-State (Texas)
 2025 High School: Mr. Basketball (Texas)
 2026 National Freshman of the Year
 2026 Freshman All-American
 2026 Freshman All-Conference (Big 12 Conference)
 2026 Conference Freshman of the Year (Big 12 Conference)
 2027 PBSL Rookie Game Participant
 2027 PBSL All-Rookie First Team

 Transactions
 Date Action
 6/30/2027 Drafted by the Knicks with pick #3 of round 1.


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